Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8XX
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8XX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Bridge & Dudley Port
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,793 (2024)
DY4 8XXTipton
How safe is DY4 8XX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 8XX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY4 8XXNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Other theft7.74.5
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Drugs2.02.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.